METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persons 35 to 54 years of age, 1996 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 25.5 241 Albany, GA MSA 27.6 174 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 28.5 126 Albuquerque, NM MSA 29.8 43 Alexandria, LA MSA 27.0 202 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 29.1 78 Altoona, PA MSA 28.4 128 Amarillo, TX MSA 27.4 188 Anchorage, AK MSA 34.2 2 Anniston, AL MSA 28.2 141 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 28.8 94 Asheville, NC MSA 29.2 75 Athens, GA MSA 25.8 232 Atlanta, GA MSA 31.4 5 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 28.7 102 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 28.6 116 Bakersfield, CA MSA 25.7 235 Bangor, ME NECMA 30.1 29 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 27.8 161 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 28.4 130 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 28.3 136 Bellingham, WA MSA 29.7 45 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 28.2 142 Billings, MT MSA 30.3 23 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 27.5 180 Binghamton, NY MSA 27.7 170 Birmingham, AL MSA 29.0 83 Bismarck, ND MSA 30.0 36 Bloomington, IN MSA 24.0 263 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 26.2 223 Boise City, ID MSA 28.8 95 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 29.6 49 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 23.9 264 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 20.8 271 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 27.4 189 Burlington, VT NECMA 30.6 14 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 29.5 57 Casper, WY MSA 30.3 22 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 30.1 30 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 24.5 259 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 27.8 164 Charleston, WV MSA 30.3 21 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 29.5 56 Charlottesville, VA MSA 27.3 192 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 29.8 42 Cheyenne, WY MSA 30.0 35 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 28.7 102 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 25.0 251 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 28.3 131 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 25.0 249 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 28.8 98 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 30.0 33 Columbia, MO MSA 25.7 234 Columbia, SC MSA 29.9 38 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 26.3 222 Columbus, OH MSA 29.2 76 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 27.1 201 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 27.5 182 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 29.9 37 Danville, VA MSA 28.8 95 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 29.1 80 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 29.4 61 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 25.1 246 Decatur, AL MSA 29.6 53 Decatur, IL MSA 29.0 86 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 32.8 3 Des Moines, IA MSA 29.8 39 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 29.6 53 Dothan, AL MSA 27.5 178 Dover, DE MSA 28.5 122 Dubuque, IA MSA 27.8 161 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 28.9 90 Eau Claire, WI MSA 27.7 170 El Paso, TX MSA 25.5 242 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 29.0 84 Elmira, NY MSA 27.4 185 Enid, OK MSA 26.7 210 Erie, PA MSA 27.7 170 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 30.5 17 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 28.9 91 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 27.6 175 Fayetteville, NC MSA 24.9 256 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 26.1 226 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 27.2 197 Florence, AL MSA 28.7 110 Florence, SC MSA 29.4 62 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 30.6 15 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 24.9 254 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 24.9 257 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 27.8 159 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 28.5 126 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 28.4 129 Fresno, CA MSA 25.3 244 Gadsden, AL MSA 28.3 133 Gainesville, FL MSA 25.7 236 Glens Falls, NY MSA 28.5 122 Goldsboro, NC MSA 28.2 146 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 25.1 247 Grand Junction, CO MSA 29.7 47 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 27.7 165 Great Falls, MT MSA 28.7 102 Green Bay, WI MSA 29.4 63 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 29.6 51 Greenville, NC MSA 26.2 224 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 29.5 55 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 30.1 27 Hartford, CT NECMA 29.8 39 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 25.0 251 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 30.2 25 Honolulu, HI MSA 28.9 89 Houma, LA MSA 27.2 196 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 30.4 19 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 29.3 68 Huntsville, AL MSA 29.3 66 Indianapolis, IN MSA 29.5 57 Iowa City, IA MSA 25.6 237 Jackson, MI MSA 29.4 59 Jackson, MS MSA 28.0 151 Jackson, TN MSA 27.2 199 Jacksonville, FL MSA 28.9 88 Jacksonville, NC MSA 19.7 272 Jamestown, NY MSA 26.5 214 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 29.3 64 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 30.2 26 Johnstown, PA MSA 27.9 155 Jonesboro, AR MSA 26.7 209 Joplin, MO MSA 27.7 168 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 28.7 106 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 30.1 31 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 24.3 261 Knoxville, TN MSA 29.7 44 Kokomo, IN MSA 31.0 8 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 27.2 195 Lafayette, LA MSA 26.7 208 Lafayette, IN MSA 25.0 253 Lake Charles, LA MSA 27.8 159 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 26.1 228 Lancaster, PA MSA 28.3 134 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 28.8 101 Laredo, TX MSA 23.3 269 Las Cruces, NM MSA 25.4 243 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 29.0 85 Lawrence, KS MSA 24.2 262 Lawton, OK MSA 24.9 254 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 28.7 108 Lexington, KY MSA 29.1 81 Lima, OH MSA 27.6 173 Lincoln, NE MSA 28.1 148 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 28.5 122 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 27.9 156 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 27.3 193 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 30.0 33 Lubbock, TX MSA 25.5 240 Lynchburg, VA MSA 28.9 92 Macon, GA MSA 28.6 116 Madison, WI MSA 30.2 23 Mansfield, OH MSA 29.4 64 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 23.4 268 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 30.5 18 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 27.5 182 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 28.5 122 Merced, CA MSA 23.7 267 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 27.7 166 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 29.2 74 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 30.7 12 Mobile, AL MSA 27.9 153 Modesto, CA MSA 26.3 221 Monroe, LA MSA 26.1 228 Montgomery, AL MSA 28.2 140 Muncie, IN MSA 27.1 200 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 28.0 150 Naples, FL MSA 25.6 237 Nashville, TN MSA 29.8 39 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 28.5 119 New Orleans, LA MSA 28.7 111 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 29.4 59 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 27.2 194 Ocala, FL MSA 25.3 245 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 27.2 197 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 28.3 139 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 29.2 77 Orlando, FL MSA 28.3 138 Owensboro, KY MSA 28.3 136 Panama City, FL MSA 28.5 120 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 30.1 28 Pensacola, FL MSA 28.5 121 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 28.8 95 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 28.7 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 28.2 145 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 26.4 218 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 28.8 99 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 28.7 113 Pocatello, ID MSA 26.5 214 Portland, ME NECMA 30.8 11 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 31.2 7 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 27.9 152 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 18.4 273 Pueblo, CO MSA 27.8 163 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 21.7 270 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 29.7 48 Rapid City, SD MSA 27.8 157 Reading, PA MSA 28.7 111 Redding, CA MSA 29.3 69 Reno, NV MSA 30.7 13 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 29.0 87 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 30.6 16 Roanoke, VA MSA 30.1 31 Rochester, MN MSA 30.3 20 Rochester, NY MSA 28.8 100 Rockford, IL MSA 29.3 72 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 28.8 93 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 29.1 82 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 29.6 52 St. Cloud, MN MSA 25.1 248 St. Joseph, MO MSA 26.6 211 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 28.6 115 Salinas, CA MSA 25.8 231 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 25.0 249 San Angelo, TX MSA 26.1 227 San Antonio, TX MSA 27.4 187 San Diego, CA MSA 27.0 203 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 30.8 10 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 27.3 191 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 26.3 220 Santa Fe, NM MSA 35.1 1 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 23.8 266 Savannah, GA MSA 27.5 178 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 27.5 180 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 31.5 4 Sharon, PA MSA 27.8 157 Sheboygan, WI MSA 28.7 106 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 27.7 169 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 27.6 175 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 26.7 207 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 28.7 109 South Bend, IN MSA 26.9 205 Spokane, WA MSA 29.1 79 Springfield, IL MSA 29.7 46 Springfield, MO MSA 28.3 134 Springfield, MA NECMA 27.5 184 State College, PA MSA 24.5 260 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 29.3 72 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 26.4 219 Sumter, SC MSA 26.6 212 Syracuse, NY MSA 27.4 190 Tallahassee, FL MSA 27.6 175 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 26.5 216 Terre Haute, IN MSA 26.9 206 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 28.1 147 Toledo, OH MSA 27.4 186 Topeka, KS MSA 29.6 50 Tucson, AZ MSA 27.7 167 Tulsa, OK MSA 29.3 67 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 26.4 217 Tyler, TX MSA 28.1 148 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 26.9 204 Victoria, TX MSA 27.9 154 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 24.7 258 Waco, TX MSA 25.6 239 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 31.4 6 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 28.2 144 Wausau, WI MSA 29.3 71 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 25.8 233 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 28.3 132 Wichita, KS MSA 28.2 142 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 26.0 230 Williamsport, PA MSA 28.6 116 Wilmington, NC MSA 29.3 69 Yakima, WA MSA 26.5 213 York, PA MSA 30.9 9 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 28.6 114 Yuba City, CA MSA 26.1 225 Yuma, AZ MSA 23.9 265 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.